The deadline has been extended for you to help make a difference at Kent State University by sharing your experiences and observations working at the university. The universitywide climate survey is designed to collect feedback to help create and maintain a healthy, inclusive university that respects individual abilities, differences, needs and potentials. You now have until Friday, April 8, to take the survey. The information collected from the survey will be used as an important part of the university’s strategic initiatives so it is important to hear from as many individuals as possi...
Fifteen years ago, Bert Crawford could not have imagined spending a summer in Florence, Italy. Now a senior biology major at Kent State University at Stark, Crawford spent his early years in and out of Cleveland-area foster homes. With a difficult past and an uncertain future, his view of the world was bleak, at best. That changed when he became part of a supportive Canton family. Today, his world seems brighter than ever — and bigger, thanks to five weeks at the Kent State Florence Summer Institute. “I believe everyone has turning points in their life that can help them gain a better perspe...
Kent State University’s fourth annual Neuroscience Symposium will cover the latest research findings on “The Neuroscience of The Social Brain” on April 7-8 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center located in downtown Kent, Ohio. In a keynote address on April 7 at 7:15 p.m., Jacqueline N. Crawley, Ph.D., a world-renowned expert on the use of mouse models to investigate causes and potential treatments for autism from the University of California Davis School of Medicine, will present “Preclinical Discovery of Treatments for Autism.” A reception and poster session will follow. Al...
Brandon Stephens has a passion to serve. For the past three years he has been the president of Kent State University’s PRIDE, a student organization standing for People Respecting Identity, Diversity and Equality. As Stephens gets ready to graduate, he is hoping to work with Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) youth, and those with alcohol dependency. “It’s something that affects the LGBTQ community a lot, and something that means a lot to me as well,” Stephens says. Like Stephens, Yubi Orengo also is a member of PRIDE. She is getting ready to graduate and enter the field of ...
Senior applied communication studies student Megan Carrasco will be presenting her thesis work, “The Ideal Millennial Working Woman: A Thematic Analysis of How Professional Identity, Image and Career are Constructed Online,” at the upcoming National Honors Conference. The conference is scheduled for April 1-3 in in Richmond, Indiana at Indiana University East. The conference is an opportunity for Honors students from the Mid-East Honors region to share their research. For Carrasco, the presentation will be a result of work from the past two years. “I have been writing my thesis for the p...
Senior global communication studies student Rachel Morrell will be presenting her senior thesis “The Passion of Christ and the Anti-Vietnam War Movement at Kent State University: An application of Burke’s Guilt Redemption Cycle and Smelser’s Theory of Collective Behavior” at the Central States Communication Association Convention on Friday, April 15. This presentation will be a culmination of many months of hard work. “I started working on my senior thesis in the Spring 2015 semester because the Honors Senior Thesis Project is a three semester commitment,” Morrell said. “I worked over th...
Reduced tuition rate available for those who sign up by April 15 Kent State University’s School of Visual Communication Design will host its annual pre-college design academy, Inspire, which explores all areas of graphic design, from June 20-24. During Inspire, students engage in projects combining basic research tactics, brainstorming and creative thinking, while they envision, innovate and experiment. Working in the disciplines of print design, three-dimensional design, interaction design, photography and illustration, attendees collaborate with other creative students. During this weeklon...
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Biological Sciences invites you to Wild Safari Night on April 5th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in Cunningham Hall 101. Come learn about the newest study abroad field course in South Africa. We will discuss the course details and the field experience in South Africa, including costs and itinerary. This course is an adventure into savanna ecology, and the phenomenal diversity of the Cape floral kingdom, designed to introduce students to many major issues in the field. Students will learn how to apply modern field- observatio...
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Kent State University’s School of Communication Studies will host its Global Issues Forum on Human Trafficking: A Global and Local Epidemic at 7 p.m. on April 6 in the Moulton Hall Ballroom. The forum will feature a panel discussion on human trafficking and its global and local occurrence. The panelists for the evening include: Kathleen Chandler, who is currently serving on the Board of Portage County Commissioners. She was elected in 2005 to the Ohio House of Representatives where she crafted legislation to make human trafficking a crime. Eric Heisig, who is a federal cou...